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Fair Havens:
John begins his gospel by stating "In the Beginning" what is this beginning? Is it the beginning of ...God ? But God can't have a beginning can He? Can He have a beginning and still be God? A beginning implies an ending but God cannot end because he is eternal and if eternal could not possibly have had a beginning. What is the beginning referred to here? Is it the beginning of creation, then? Is this beginning the same as which Moses refers to when he states "In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth [Gen 1:1] ?

Somebody, anybody, help me out here, please.

Johann:
A very good question, Fair Heavens. Scripture is the history of how God deals with man, and that history has a beginning, even if God does not. Genesis tells us how the creative power of God worked in the beginning of our world. John 1 tells us that our God, the one who spoke the powerful word which created this world, entered the same world and combined his divinity with our humanity in order to save all those who believe in Him, and give us back the eternal life man had in the beginning.

So there is a new beginning for every human being who hears His Word, and accepts it by faith. When you thank Him in your sincere prayer for this gift, it is yours, and he gives you the faith you need, and willingness to let Him guide you into His truth as a Christian, as His child, redeemed from sin to live a completely new life. That is your new beginnng.

Gailon Arthur Joy:
"A beginning implies an ending..."

Why?

Gailon Arthur Joy

Fair Havens:
"A beginning implies an ending..."

Why?


Whatever has a start point has an end point. Something that is self-generated and is self-sustained can continue its existence but a thing created has a beginning and therefore can be brought to an
end. Even this created universe and our world -the Earth - will come to an end. Says Peter:
 
                                    2 Peter 3:10   But the day of the Lord will come as a thief in the night; in               
                                                        the which the heavens shall pass away with a great   
                                                        noise, and the elements shall melt with fervent heat, and 
                                                        the earth also and the works that are therein shall be                                                                                          burned up.
                                                  11   Seeing that all these things shall be dissolved... .

God, in contrast, declares I AM . He IS.

Daryl Fawcett:
A beginning though doesnt necessarily mean an ending, as will be in the case of a new heaven and a new earth.

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